
Overkill
The Rise and Fall of Thriller Cinema
Bill Mesce(Author)
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Published on 6. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-0-7864-2751-2 (ISBN)
Description
The work examines the evolution of the thriller from the heyday of the Hollywood mogul era in the 1930s when it was primarily bottom-of-the-bill fodder, through its maturity in the World War II years and noir-breeding 1950s, its commercial and critical ascendancy in the 1960s and 1970s, and finally its subsequent box office dominance in the age of the blockbuster.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
28 photos, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-2751-2 (9780786427512)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Bill Mesce, Jr., is an adjunct instructor at several New Jersey universities and colleges, and an author, screenwriter, and playwright. He lives in Linden, New Jersey.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
PART I. THE DREAM FACTORY
1. The Assembly Line
2. The Mill Wheels
3. Marginalia
PART II. THEWAR YEARS
4. Answering the Call
5. Stepping into the Abyss
PART III. DYSTOPIA
6. The Empires Begin to Fall
7. Into the Blackness
PART IV. RETRENCHMENT
8. Out of Chaos Comes Order
9. Sweet Freedom
PART V. FOOL'S GOLD
10. The Money Train
11. Shock and Awe
12. The Funnel
13. Killers
14. Anomie
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
PART I. THE DREAM FACTORY
1. The Assembly Line
2. The Mill Wheels
3. Marginalia
PART II. THEWAR YEARS
4. Answering the Call
5. Stepping into the Abyss
PART III. DYSTOPIA
6. The Empires Begin to Fall
7. Into the Blackness
PART IV. RETRENCHMENT
8. Out of Chaos Comes Order
9. Sweet Freedom
PART V. FOOL'S GOLD
10. The Money Train
11. Shock and Awe
12. The Funnel
13. Killers
14. Anomie
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index